Top Olympic Hotel

I am just back from the olympic hotel(7 August 08)The Olympic hotel is a fine, basic three star hotel - well run with rooms cleaned daily. All the staff were very friendly and helpful . Lots of areas to sit in the shade and relax The food was fine for my party and one could choose a different meal daily if you wanted. I am a vegetarian and there was plenty of choice. Young members of the party did tend to eat less of the food on offer but what menu would suit young people(teenagers)? When I read the reviews I thought it was going to be really bad and noisy - this was not the case - yes there was the occasional bit of loud chat but this is a holiday hotel and that is to be expected. There was a great mix of guests - families, young couples, all nationalities. The H Top hotel chain offers facilities in the 'all inclusive category'which I consider excellent. e.g. a packed lunch if you go out and miss the hotel lunch: e.g. drinks on the card at the beach and of course in the hotel all day. e.g. snacks in between meals if you missed a meal or get hungry in between meals(unlikely) e.g. use of facilities in other hotels in the chain and a free(I think) bus to take you between the hotels. All in all The Olympic is excellent value for the money paid. Two small points - 1 That burgundy paint scheme could be changed to a brighter colour. 2 Why put the room number and hotel address on the room keys - is this not an invitation to the thieving classes.

amcg, ireland
Family with teenagers 12+

I have just come back from here, stayed a/i so my young son (10yrs) could advantage of the so called entertainment, what a joke majority of daytime entertainment was for adults or older teenagers, night time entertainment was just a disco!! The food was terrible they wouldn't serve it to pigs in the uk, after 2 nights we decided to eat out and did so every day for all our meals, there was just nothing for my son to eat. The room was adequate, not the most modern but it was ok for son and me, but other guests told me it was cramped if there 3 or 4 of you. You can hear everything that is happening in the next room, and I mean everything!! As for sleep forget it, we had a group of people next door who swore all the time, played loud music until 3 in the morning and every night came back to there room looking for trouble with anyone who was around. Waste of time compalining to reception, all I got was that it is what they expect from the english, and to be honest the class of people who were there I can see why, this place is just a cheap nasty hotel full of morons who just get drunk and cause trouble, stay away if you want to have a nice holiday. I will never stay there again, infact the locals tell you not to stay there.

mike arnell, hull
Family with Children 11 and Under

This hotel was great value for money. It had nice surroundings, shops,beach great. We expected it to be so terrible but it wasn't! In a room for four its a bit crowded but thats part of the fun. The one and only complaint was the noise but what do you expect. Of course a lot of people have made it out to be unbearable but its really not too bad. The children didn't even complain. One night we had a man out on the balcony shouting 'Shutup' and we found it hilarious all other nights werent that bad though.Good value for money!

Carla, Bristol, England
Family with Children 11 and Under

Went on a special AOA which showed disabled on booking form. We were put on the top floor 7. Don't book this hotel if you are disabled, due to the number of steps for the pools and don't book in March as it is full of youngsters. Quiet after they went out for the day, but hell when they returned, especially after drinking. Shouting arguing with other guests who asked them to keep the noise down at 3am, only to have your doors knocked and telephone calls. Staff need to go to learn how to smile and work faster, hotel very busy but only 1 sometimes 2 working behind bar. The reservations were made by HTOP and show no compassion for the disabled. Travel company are not to blame.

PETER RICHARDS, west wales
Mature Couple (36+)

Well where do you start, dated, tired, food very average, dining room more like a very bad Butlins diner. Curtains dirty, and hanging off. Noise noise noise, a school near by and over grown shrub land at the back. Smoking room more like New York in smog. Loads of teenagers staying so they all dived for the diner. The only plus was the reception staff were helpful. Not be staying there again in a hurry.

Janet Ryder, SKEGNESS
Mature Couple (36+)

when greeted by very friendly staff i couldnt help but notice the number of camra screens big brother style ! food was awful staff was friendly apart from waitress who didnt seem to know hom to smile for love or money! the rooms was very small would of been ok for to but defantly not 4 ! disco every night and woldnt go evrr again door to balcony was a very old fashioned catch on them not safe for children

stacey pongo, telford
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

short break with family and grandson age 5 hotel clean rooms spotless friendly reception helpful. food was plentiful and varied always something that fussy grandchild enjoyed. bar staff friendly and efficient, hardly any queues. have stayed here before and will stay again hell reviews are, I think overstated. 5 people for 4 days all inclusive for less than£190 brilliant value

su sullivan, cumbria
Family with Children 11 and Under

Excited and relaxed we arrived at the hotel to find we had been placed on the 5th floor with my three year old daughter (things could only get better surely).Determined not to let things spoil our holiday we made our way to one of the splash pools. After a short while a european family arrived at the pool with a young child who took it upon himself to urinate at the side of pool, his parents seem to find this amusing. My wife (horrified) went to the reception to inform them but nothing was done, and then the young boy walked through the urine bare foot and then jumped into the pool. Two weeks at the beach was now our only priority. One early morning at 5 a.m a group of drunken men made their way past our rooms rather loudly, my brother in law went out to ask them if they wouldn't mind keeping the noise down as he also had a three year old daughter asleep in bed, Two of the men apologised but a third man took exception to the polite request and decided to abuse my relative, Not wanting to apprehend three drunken men my relative went inside but had his door attacked with the drunken mans foot shouting you german b####rd, now being from lancashire the alcohol the men drank must have been pretty strong. Regarding cleanliness of the hotel our rooms were titivated every day, but my father in laws bed sheets were not changed in two weeks ( a cig burn was the evidence of this). Not wanting to be called a dutch b####rd he didn't complain and slept on towels. The food was basic and of the same variety eveyday and what should have been a all inclusive holiday turned into a self catering holiday. This hotel is wrongly offered to families and is only interested in quantity and not quality of it's clientel, Now there is nothing wrong with that but at least be honest about this. A 15 minute mini disco was the only thing of any substance that was of interest to my daughter. I am not a bitter person so please believe me when I say if you are 18-30 and single this hotel is great, but if you are a family stay well away unless you are very heavy sleepers (i.e nearing death). Lloret would be a more attractive and safer place to stay. As the old saying says "If you pay peanuts you get monkeys" I don't think I like Peanuts anymore

Jason Huyton, Leigh
Family with Children 11 and Under

Dont believe everythink that has been put on about how bad the hotel is beacause it isnt that bad. rooms are a lilttle small and few staff speak good english. you get what you pay for and the staff do try their best. people are just being too fussy if you have booked it go out with an open mind, it could be a lot worse than what people make out!

tash, West mids
Other

My husband and I stayed for 11 nights at this hotel and would never have slept a wink if we hadn't used ear plugs. On arrival we were met by a very angry couple complaining about the noise only to find that our room was on the same floor as theirs (3rd). We went to our room and all that we could see/hear was a group of teenagers shouting and running up and down the corridor. We didn't even unpack but went straight back to reception and asked the manager to change our room. We were given one on the 6th floor which at first we thought was quieter. It over looked the front of the hotel which is a busy road with buses arriving all day/evening long. All that could be heard each night was people shouting, arguing and people returning to their rooms at early hours of the morning hammering on the doors to get in. This hotel is probably ok for young people that just want to drink all day and party all night but if this is not you then don't go there. We used the other hotels in the H Top group but nearly all of them needed updating. The Amaika is the best in Calella but they never took bookings for meals so we couldn't eat there. The rooms are very small and only suitable for 2 people. The beds are made each day but cleaning of room is not very good. The hotel has a very large turnover of guests with coach loads of teenagers arriving daily. Definitely a hotel that we won't be going back to.

Christine, Teesside
Mature Couple (36+)

dont believe the hotel guide,the place is understaffed and the ones that are there havent got a clue.the air con doesnt work,they do the kids club when they can be bothered,only 2 staff on the bar,we took our 3yr old grandaughter,what a big mistake,it is not a family hotel its full of people just wanting to drink all day and night and gangs of students running round shouting,banging doors and throwing things off the balconys at all hours,we stayed 7 nights and got about 3 hours sleep a night.DO NOT TAKE KIDS!!!!!!!

martin lambert, england
Family with Children 11 and Under

my stay at this hotel was fantastic, the staff were so friendly and helpfull, this is perfect for younge people wanting a gr8 laugh and a hotel right near all the clubs, night life is fantastic, food was rele nice - drink was gr8 all free, definitely recomend it and im going bak mext yer.

claire, stevange
Group of Young Friends/Couples

i stayed there and met a lot of friendly people the hotel staff were great 2 get on with 2 and i had no complaints at all in goin back next week it was that good the food was fine and they have a lot of sister hotels that u can use 2.top marks.

rita, scotland
Mature Couple (36+)

Spent xmas at this hotel, never again! Room was adequate, cleaning  staff efficient and friendly. Food was ok typical spanish buffet. The bar was a joke, to get served a bigger joke!! Timed husband queueing for a drink 11mins! Every night was a disco which was so loud you had to lip read. The quiet  lounge  was always crowded as guests were trying to escape the noise of the disco
This  holiday didn't cost a lot but I wouldn't say it was worth what we paid. We will certainly never go all inclusive again. Puts you off when some guests start drinking at 10am and seem to drink all day 'til the early hours of the morning then wake everyone up when they decide to try and find their rooms.

betty, essex
Mature Couple (36+)

we stayed at this hotel 1st september all inclusive the hotel was lovely and clean  the food was very nice ideal base for going into town we didnt think much of the entertainment or the entertainment team they only had a childrens dance for about 15 minutes every night and the adults entertainment was not very good 3 lovely pools

gaynor keylock, wales
Family with Children 11 and Under

We stayed in H.top Olympic in July 06 for a week. The hotel rooms were nice, and the pool area was lovely, lots of room to sunbathe as the weather was lovely. However the food was very repetative, and a lot of the time i wasnt sure what i was eating. The restaurant staff came across rude and unfriendly, although the bar staff were very nice. There was an average standard of entertainment (mostly spanish - which we didnt understand) but it was great for children. The nightlife in the area is almost non existant, but the all inclusive bar in the hotel made up for that.

vicki taylor, england
Young Couple (18-35)

I went to hotel olympic with my school. I hated my stay at the hotel. As i walked into my room, a lamp fell off the wall. There were holes in the bathroom walls so u could see through to the next room. The food their was horrendous. all they served was ham. Everything else they prepared wasnt cooked.
I enjoyed my stay however only because of the fact that i was with my friends.

sam, england
Other

i went away for a 3 day break with a good frirnd of mine we had a grate time out off the hotel.the hotel was in the right part on costa brava very close to shops of all kinds and bars. THE BAD PART there are a lot of under 18 at hotel that make alot of noise. the food was always cold and did not tase that nice i was told the food at the orther H Top hotel were better. i would go back there again.

miss dowd, england
Young Couple (18-35)

We went for a long weekend (group of 16 girls- hen night). The hotel was ideal - it was cheap - you pay for what you get. Yes the rooms are very small, especially if there are 4 of you sharing. The hotel is clean and tidy and most of the staff are friendly. The food is average and I recommend you get 2 drinks every time you go up to the bar.

Also recommend you to go to the sister hotels - we went to Amaik - 200 metres away - 4 star - the food was a lot better and the atmosphere was nicer in the restaurant(you have to book the day before).

We had a good time - it was just as we expected for the price we paid

Nicky Cordle, Ipswich England
Group of Young Friends/Couples

Travel in May with flights into Barcelona with Easyjet.
The Hotel is good value with the AI quite good, never wait long for drinks. Food is adequate at best though.
Nice pools and gardens.
Only drawback was it was full of brits, with loads of kids running around. If it was not for the weather I would have sworn I was in Butlins.This spoilt it for me but does not detract from how good value the hotel is.

martin, St Helens
Family with Children 11 and Under

very good and clean tidy the food was nice for the money we payed

mike harris, gloucester
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

We visted Oct 2005 , we went on an all inclusive deal which was Great Value for money.Good food and drink with very friendly staff and being able to eat and drink in other Top resort hotels was fantastic.

Paul Timms, Reading / England
Family with Children 11 and Under

top value for money, ok the food was a bit repetitive but we managed to find something to eat most nights and we were not ill. basically we managed to get our moneys worth in drinks alone. also its good that you can go and use the all inclusive deal at all the sister hotels on the costa brava. if you like nights out in working mens clubs you will love it. if not, make the most of the free drinks and have a laugh.

diane brown, chesterfield,england
Mature Couple (36+)

my partner, son and i visited olympic on the 1st sept 05. first impressions of the hotel were good. friendly arrival. rooms were very small only big enough for a couple really. the pools were very nice, everything was clean. some staff were friendly and funny others not so. drinks you will like if you are not fussy. its all cheap stuff but does the job. cocktails available for 2 euros with your all inclusive card.the food was ok but very repetative. sometimes i wasnt too sure what i was eating. the food is much nicer at the sister hotel amaika which you can also eat and drink at with the all inclusive card. the entertainment was great for kids but not much for adults. bar area very nice. the only thing that spoiled this holiday was the weather. we had 3 great days and 4 days of thunder storms. we all came home with sore throats, coughs and colds. it was a nice enough place for the money you pay.

gemma smith, buckinghamshire, england
Family with Children 11 and Under

Stayed at hotel in may,could not fault food cleanliness and staff,especially bar staff who work the bar superbly and efficiently.Excellent hotel and location no hesitation in recommending this holiday to anyone without hesitation superb recommend alcatraz bar in the town

fritz and lorna, coupar angus scotland
Mature Couple (36+)

Stayed here Oct 04, Hotel was clean and tidy, staff were very good.
We went all inclusive and the food was fairly good and there was lots of it.
Bar service was 100% as were the bar staff.
For an end of season break i found this hotel to be very good value and i will return again.

Kev Davies, London
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